Chapter 72

"Ms. White, how did you know there was a river here?" Noah Adams blinked his round eyes, looking at her with pure admiration.

The rest of the team turned to Lucy White in unison, their expressions brimming with curiosity.

Lucy idly twirled a leaf between her fingers. "The humidity in the air, and the way these plants grow."

"Humidity?" Daniel Miller sniffed dramatically. "I can't smell anything!"

"That's a gift," Lucy said with a playful wink.

[OMG that wink just killed me!]

[How does she make even twirling a leaf look so mesmerizing?]

Hank Cooper couldn’t help chiming in. "We could make an educated guess, but not as accurately as Lucy."

"There should be a water source within three kilometers," he added.

"Which just proves our Ms. White is the best!" Ryan Clark puffed out his chest proudly, like a preening peacock.

Hank sighed and nodded. "True enough."

The group followed Lucy’s direction, pushing through the dense jungle where vines crisscrossed the untamed path.

Fifteen minutes later.

"A river! There really is a river!" Jason Wright bolted forward, nearly tripping over a gnarled root.

Hank checked his specialized watch and raised an eyebrow in surprise. "Exactly one kilometer from camp."

"Ms. White is unbeatable!" the trainees cheered in unison.

Lucy stood by the riverbank, sunlight scattering like gold dust across the water. Suddenly, she crouched down. "Fish!"

Several of the boys immediately kicked off their shoes and splashed into the water, flailing like a flock of ducks.

Half an hour later.

"These fish must be supernatural!" Daniel collapsed on the shore, utterly defeated.

Lucy chuckled. "Use branches to make spears, or weave a net."

"A net! We want to learn how to make a net!" The trainees instantly perked up.

Ethan Smith quietly sharpened a branch. "I’ll try the first method."

He rolled up his sleeves, revealing well-defined forearms. Lucy’s gaze lingered for a moment.

"That one looks good," she pointed to a plump fish.

Ethan’s focus sharpened. With a flick of his wrist—

Splash!

The sharpened branch pierced cleanly through the fish, sending droplets flying.

"Whoa!" The group gasped.

Lucy clapped. "Impressive, Mr. Smith!"

Ethan’s lips curved slightly. "Good teaching."

[OMG what kind of divine chemistry is this?!]

[The way Ethan looks at Lucy is so soft!]

[Just get married already!]

Working in perfect sync, they soon had five or six fish skewered.

Then the live comments exploded:

"Smith & White forever!"

"Ethan found his treasure!"

In a CEO’s office.

Edward Johnson glared at his phone screen and typed furiously: "The heart-and-soul pairing is better!"

Instantly, he was drowned in replies:

"Michael Johnson isn’t worthy of our Lucy!"

"Ex-boyfriends shouldn’t even try!"

Edward: "..."

This generation of netizens was impossible!

Meanwhile, the trainees finally finished weaving their net.

"Watch this!" Ryan flung it out with all his might—

Only for the net to tangle into a knot.

Ethan took the net from Lucy’s hands. "Let me."

His long fingers moved deftly, sending the net soaring in a perfect arc. When he pulled it back, the mesh was teeming with wriggling fish.

"So cool!" Jason’s eyes sparkled.

Lucy suddenly pointed at the water. "There’s a bigger school over there."

Ethan turned—only to slip on a mossy rock. He lost his balance—

"Careful!"

Lucy instinctively reached out to steady him.

The next second, both of them tumbled into the river.

Water erupted around them in a spectacular splash.